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Figure AI claims its Figure 03 robot can wash dishes, clean floors, and handle chores

The system is powered by Helix, Figure's in-house "vision-language-action" model, and is built for both home and business use, aiming to move beyond lab prototypes toward practical deployment. CEO ...
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Hugging Face launches Omni Chat, an AI router for open source models

Hugging Face has launched HuggingChat Omni, an AI router that selects the best open source model for each user prompt from more than 100 available models. The system automatically chooses the fastest, ...
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Manus 1.5 and Manus-1.5-Lite debut as the newest agentic AI releases from Manus

With version 1.5, Manus is introducing its most capable AI agent system so far. The updated architecture cuts task processing times from 15 minutes to just 4, and internal tests report a 15 percent ...
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Anthropic aims to triple annual revenue to over $20 billion by 2026

According to two people familiar with the matter, AI startup Anthropic expects to nearly triple its annual revenue by 2026, Reuters reports. The company projects an annualized revenue of $9 billion by ...
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Report: OpenAI wants to save 20 to 30 percent compared to Nvidia with its own chips

OpenAI expects to cut hardware costs by 20 to 30 percent through a joint chip development program with Broadcom, according to a Bloomberg report citing a person familiar with the company’s plans. The ...
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OpenAI co-founder Sutskever predicts a new AI "age of discovery" as LLM scaling hits a wall

Leading AI companies are changing course. Instead of developing ever-larger language models, they are focusing on test-time compute, which uses more processing power during model execution rather than ...
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ElevenLabs releases version 2 of its AI sound effects model with longer clips and better audio quality

ElevenLabs has updated its AI sound effects model to version 2, adding support for clips up to 30 seconds, seamless looping, and a 48 kHz sampling rate. Sound effects are generated using text prompts, ...
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A new information-theory framework reveals when multi-agent AI systems truly work as a team

Multi-agent AI systems can outperform solo agents, but it's often unclear whether they're truly working together or just running side by side. A new framework from Northeastern University sets out to ...
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Google Deepmind's "Vibe Checker" aims to rate AI code by human standards

A new study from Google DeepMind and several US universities shows that most benchmarks for AI-generated code don't really match what developers value. Instead of only checking whether code works, the ...
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Suno releases new AI music model v5

Suno has launched its latest music model, v5, for Pro and Premier subscribers. The company says v5 delivers more realistic vocals, improved sound quality, and greater creative control. Suno claims the ...
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AI in war: How artificial intelligence is changing the battlefield

There are four major application areas for AI technology in the military: logistics, reconnaissance, cyberspace, and warfare. In the first three areas, advanced AI applications are already in use or ...
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Meta Neuroscientist King: "Some of the concepts like reasoning may need to be re-evaluated"

The neuroscientist Jean-Rémi King leads the Brain & AI team in Meta’s AI division. In an interview with The Decoder, he discusses the connection between AI and neuroscience, the challenges of ...